The Lost City of Refuge
Embracing the Abyss: Tales of Love and Lost Cities
Lyrics
With history, your bluest grace
Reflecting on the grace of history, symbolized by the color blue.
Falls apart, cascading down
Describing a disintegration or collapse, visually depicted as cascading down.
Speak to me of beautiful hate
Asking to be informed about a love or passion that is both intense and contradictory.
Of island chains swept with the tide
Imagery of island chains affected by the tide, possibly representing changing circumstances.
The coral leis of a conquering king
Depicting the conquering king with coral leis, a mix of triumph and beauty.
They're swept away
Reference to something being swept away, but emphasizing it's not entirely lost.
Oh, but not lost.
Highlighting resilience or enduring value amid challenges.
Beneath the waves of trembling stars
Submerging under celestial bodies, indicating a profound experience.
The roads wind towards
Describing paths leading toward a direction, possibly metaphorical.
The windward side
Referencing the windward side, suggesting facing challenges or difficulties.
My soul is saved by these city lights
Expressing salvation through the lights of the city, metaphorically comforting.
My face is framed by the blanket of night
Describing the night as a comforting covering for the face.
They're swept away
Reiterating the theme of something being swept away but not entirely lost.
Oh, but not lost.
Emphasizing the endurance or survival of something beyond challenges.
Was I too proud to say, or to wish for
Questioning pride or reluctance in expressing forbidden feelings or wishes.
Words that I knew were forbidden?
Reflecting on the challenge of expressing emotions or desires deemed inappropriate.
Because I don't want to know
Expressing a desire to remain ignorant or avoid confronting certain truths.
I didn't want to see what I saw
Aversion to witnessing something previously unseen or unexpected.
When I looked in the distance
Referring to a moment of revelation or realization when looking into the distance.
They're swept away
Repeating the theme of something being swept away but not entirely lost.
Oh, but not lost.
Reiterating the idea of enduring value or survival despite challenges.
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